Got any bird pics?

[Greg Armstrong]

Couple of Pro’s… (crummy phone pic’)

 

[Phish Whisperer]

 

[G_Smolt]

Rufous Hummingbird, sheltering from the storm.

 

[Wadin' Boot]

Three babies almost ready to fledge, the guy on the right was testing the wind a bunch.

 

[Cabezon]

I did a "grocery run" fishing trip off the Olympic Peninsula and managed a few shots while we were trolling.
Tufted puffin

Common murre

Heermann's gull

Brown pelican

Steve

 

[tkww]

Is this a juvenile brown-headed cowbird? The backyard song sparrows got duped into raising two of them. Which I was a little surprised by since since I've never see brown-headed cowbird near my yard.

 

[Cabezon]

Is this a juvenile brown-headed cowbird? The backyard song sparrows got duped into raising two of them. Which I was a little surprised by since since I've never see brown-headed cowbird near my yard.

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Yes, that would be my identification. Cowbirds can be VERY sneaky. The high-pitches whistles that male make are quite distinctive but the females are masters at sneaking around.
Steve

 

[Cabezon]

A sooty grouse chick

and its vigilant mom from the Paradise area of Mt. Rainier.

Steve

 

[Kilchis]

Great Horned Owl. Ochocos.

 

[Stonedfish]

Found this feather in the street while out on my walk today.
I assume northern flicker. Would that be correct? Beautiful feather regardless.
SF

 

[Scott Salzer]

Yep, that be it! They have very pretty feathers. The tail feathers are rather still and have a brighter shaft. The breat feathers are also pretty - light brown with black dots.

 

[Jim F.]

Found this feather in the street while out on my walk today.
I assume northern flicker.

Good reference site.

The Feather Atlas - Feather Identification and Scans - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory

Welcome to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory, the only Lab in the world devoted to crimes against wildlife. This home page summarizes our capabilities, and is geared toward our prominent audiences: science professionals, special agents and wildlife inspectors, and students...

www.fws.gov

 

[Stonedfish]

Good reference site.

The Feather Atlas - Feather Identification and Scans - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory

Welcome to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory, the only Lab in the world devoted to crimes against wildlife. This home page summarizes our capabilities, and is geared toward our prominent audiences: science professionals, special agents and wildlife inspectors, and students...

www.fws.gov

Good stuff Jim.
Thank you!
SF

 

[CRO]

What was it? Front lawn this morning.

 

[Buzzy]

What was it? Front lawn this morning.

dinner (dove or pigeon?)

 

[Scott Salzer]

Left overs from a sharp-shinned or Cooper's hawk would be my guess. I have a Cooper's that takes an occasional rock dove and plucks it in the back of my office.

 

[CRO]

dinner (dove or pigeon?)

I am close to puget sound and dont see doves but do see band tails. no tail feathers to suggest it was a bandtail. may have been one of those pigeons that hung out at the corner store.

 

[MT_Flyfisher]

 

[SteelHeadDave]

 

[Jim F.]

dinner (dove or pigeon?)

I'll 2nd this.